Obituaries

May 12, 2018

Mr. Eddie Franklin Day, age 69, passed away Saturday, May 12, 2018 at Forsyth Medical Center. Eddie was born June 28, 1948 in Surry County to Johnie and Thelma Parks Day.

Eddie was a sales and marketing director for Chatham Manufacturing and retied as the director of Wilkes County Schools Stone Center.  He was a member of...

May 11, 2018

Faye Dean Pardue, 63, of Ronda passed away at her home on Friday, May 11 , 2018.  Faye was born in Elkin on March 29 , 1955 to Dean Hill and Lura Shepherd Pardue.  Faye was a 1973 graduate of Elkin High School and attended Surry Community College and Forsyth Technical Institute.  She worked at...

May 11, 2018

Mr. Clyde Bonson Byrd age 77, of Thurmond passed away Friday, May 11, 2018 at Pruitt Healthcare in Elkin. He was born May 11, 1941 in Wilkes County to Lester Bonson and Hannas Gentry Byrd.

Mr. Byrd was a member of Roaring Gap Baptist Church and an active member of the Thurmond Community. He was an assistant...

May 10, 2018

Mr. William Harold Freeman, age 93, of McLeansville, NC went to his heavenly home on May 10, 2018 at Concord Place of Concord, NC surrounded by his loving family. He was a wonderful husband, father and friend to so many.

Mr. Freeman was born in Elkin, NC on January 13, 1925 and was the son of the...

May 5, 2018

Mr. Andrew Newton “Andy” Cooke, age 52, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, May 5, 2018 at his residence.  Mr. Cooke was born May 16, 1965 in Yadkin County to William Marcus and Virginia Ann Coe Cooke.

Andy was a born again Christian who read his Bible daily.  He was a member of Flat Rock Baptist Church where he...

May 3, 2018

Holly Breeze Neaves McMillan Gambill, age 96, of Elkin, NC passed away Thursday, May 3, 2018.  She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on December 17, 1921 to Elsie Robinson Smith and James Frederick Smith.  Her childhood years were spent in Miami Beach, Florida and her teen years in Tilton, New Hampshire.   She attended the University of North Carolina, where...

May 1, 2018

Mr. Finley William Nichols, age 75, passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at his residence.  Mr. Nichols was born October 29, 1942 in Wilkes County to Stewart and Eunice Parsons Nichols.

Mr. Nichols retired from Weyerhaeuser in Elkin after many years of employment.

In addition to his parents, Mr. Nichols was preceded in death by...

May 1, 2018

Mr. Claude Manley Martin, age 45, passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at his residence.  Mr. Martin was born August 14, 1972 in Surry County to Raymond C. and Georgia Lou Simmons Martin.

Claude was a member of Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church and was employed by Martin Drywall.

Survivors include: His parents, Raymond and Georgia...

Apr 26, 2018

Mrs. Louise Collins Parsons, age 49, passed away Thursday, April 26, 2018 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.  Mrs. Parsons was born June 1, 1968 in Surry County to Harldean and Carol Marie Parsons Collins.

Mrs. Parsons attended Charity Hill Baptist Church.

Survivors include: her husband, Seabert C. Parsons, Jr. of the home; sons, Brandon...

Apr 19, 2018

Ms. Faye Lynn Royal, age 24, passed away Thursday, April 19, 2018.  Ms. Royal was born January 4, 1994 in Wilkes County to Danny R. Royal and Pamela L. Walker of Traphill.

She was a graduate of North Wilkes High School class of 2012.

In addition to her parents, Faye was preceded in death by...

Apr 19, 2018

Mrs. Bonnie Jane Hoosier-Porter, age 79, passed away Thursday, April 19, 2018.  Mrs. Hoosier was born April 6, 1939 in Wilkes County to Vestal and Mae Parks Hoosier.

Mrs. Hoosier was a member of Sandy Creek Baptist Church. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and foster parent and was a tutor/mentor with the foster grandparent program...

Apr 17, 2018

Larry Ray Mason, age 51 of Roaring River, NC passed away on Tuesday, April 17th, 2018 after a long fight with pancreatic cancer.  His work in this world is done, but he will not be forgotten.  Larry was an avid outdoorsman, he loved hunting and fishing and has many trophies that attest to his great skill.  He enjoyed being...

Apr 8, 2018

Mrs. Paula Sue Hardwick, age 62, passed away Sunday, April 8, 2018 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital.  Mrs. Hardwick was born November 19, 1955 in California to Ralph Derby and Betty Sue Rayburn Hardwick.

Mrs. Hardwick was the manager at Rock Creek BP for many years

Survivors include: her son, Robert Dixon and wife Crystal...

Apr 8, 2018

Mr. Eddie Vernon Hampton, age 63, passed away Sunday, April 8, 2018 at Forsyth Medical Center.  Mr. Hampton was born February 10, 1955 in Surry County to Henry E. and Shirley Combs Hampton.

Eddie was a member of Friendship Baptist Church and retired from Carl Rose & Son after 19 years of service.  He was also the...

Apr 5, 2018

Mrs. Judith Ella Tucker, age 90, passed away Thursday, April 5, 2018 at Trinity Glen in Winston-Salem.  Mrs. Tucker was born March 5, 1928 in Wilkes County to Erskin and Viola Settle Pardew.

Mrs. Tucker was a member of Cool Springs Baptist Church.

In addition to her parents, Mrs. Tucker was preceded in death by...

Apr 1, 2018

Mrs. Sue Anderson Shook, age 92, passed away on Easter Sunday, April 1, 2018.  Mrs. Shook was born April 29, 1925 in Wilkes County to Marshall and Bertha Ellen Johnston Anderson.  She graduated from Davis School of Nursing (now Gardner –Webb) in 1945 and retired as a Registered Nurse from the office of Dr. Hal Stuart. She was a...

Mar 29, 2018

Elkin

Mr. Gary Norman, 74, passed away Thursday, March 29, 2018. Mr. Norman was born March 23, 1944 in Surry County to Lawrence and Viola Norman.

Gary retired from Wayne’s Farms and attended State Road Pentecostal Holiness Church.

In addition to his parents Mr. Norman was preceded in death by a daughter, Melissa...

Mar 24, 2018

Mr. Gary Lee Maxey, age 66, passed away Saturday, March 24, 2018 at Forsyth Medical Center.  Mr. Maxey was born December 1, 1951 in Lincoln, Illinois to Clarence and Mary Phelan Maxey.

Gary was a member of Elkin First United Methodist Church and retired from First Union/Wells Fargo as a Financial Advisor.  Gary later owned and operated...

Mar 24, 2018

Vennie Mathis Stanley, 93, went home to be with her Lord on Saturday, March 24, 2018, at Good Samaritan Nursing Center, Hot Springs Village, Arkansas.  She was born April 18, 1924, in Wilkes County, NC, to Jones and Kate Thornton Mathis.  She was a graduate of Ronda High School and retired as a long-time employee of the Chatham Country...

Mar 22, 2018

Mrs. Marcia Anne Morrey, loving and much loved wife and mother, died March 22, 2018 in hospice in Elkin, NC. She was born on October 16, 1944 in Evergreen Park, IL to Frances Marcia Schofield McDermott and Philip Aloysius McDermott. In addition to her parents, Marcia was preceded in death by her brother, Philip, and sisters Eileen Hawke and Kathleen...